Thursday, August 18, 2011

Sunny Flowers Indeed

In all of my life,  I have never seen THIS many Sunflowers in the same place...When George took me on my birthday trip on August 4-6,   one of the places we stopped was a favorite of ours,  the Biltmore House and Gardens...

When we were in the car,  getting ready to leave,  we spotted rows and rows and rows of beautiful Sunflowers in bloom.  Of course,  we had to stop and take some pictures.  I'll share them with you today --but it's hard to explain just how many we saw --since we couldn't get all of them into the same photo.  Some man standing there said that there must be thousands... I'm not sure,  but it felt like thousands to me... Today,  I'm sharing some of our gorgeous Sunflower pictures for you.  Hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we did.

See the bees?





Here's a closer picture for you to see the bees enjoying lunch.



I love seeing the mountains in the distance.



Here you can see more flowers, plus the mountains.



Can you see how many???? Rows and Rows... It was awesome!



Here is a very happy girl---who absolutely loves Sunflowers--especially on her 69th birthday.

Hope you enjoyed seeing the Biltmore Sunflowers today.

Have a SUNNY day!!!

Hugs,
Betsy
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54 comments:

  1. eileeninmdAugust 18, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Good Morning, Betsy! Seeing your sunflowers mady my morning. It is beautiful to see so many together. I love the shot with the mountain in the background. It would look awesome as a screen saver. Great shots, I hope you have a nice day!

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  2. Hootin AnniAugust 18, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, such a beautiful array you've shared. And I might add that your lovely smile is infectious...I'm smiling right back atcha!!!

    I'm new here, came over from Squirrel Queen's comments. Nice to meet you Betsy.


    HOT TOWN SUMMER IN THE CITY is my link for Thursday's Themesong.

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  3. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmAugust 18, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    I love sunflowers too! Those are so pretty. The most I've ever seen were fields of them when driving through Nebraska.

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  4. DarlaAugust 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Gorgeous! Bee heaven!!

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  5. From the KitchenAugust 18, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    I love sunflowers! I love waiting for them to turn their beautiful heads to follow the sun. And I especially love the sunflowers with the mountains in the background. Oh, and the one with you in their midst.

    Best,
    Bonnie

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  6. mamahasspokenAugust 18, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    What cheerie pictures so early in the morning.
    Thanks!

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  7. UnknownAugust 18, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    I love fields of Sunflowers. Wonderful photos!!!

    John
    relaxedrush.blogspot.com
    connectedtothevinephotography.blogspot.com

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  8. diane bAugust 18, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    They are a beautiful sight. I have seen plantation fields of them and it is a magic picture. I love the way they all turn their heads to face the sun. So they all look east in the morning and west in the afternoon. Great shots, especially the one with mountains in the background.

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  9. RoseAugust 18, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    I love them, too, Betsy! We used to have some fields around here that were planted with sunflowers, but no more.

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  10. CatherineAugust 18, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Aren't sunflowers just the most happiest sunny flowers? How can one not smile when they see such a sweet face ~ and your sweet face too Betsy!!
    xo Catherine

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  11. Diane AZAugust 18, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Hi Betsy! How awesome for you to see all those sunflowers with the mountains in the background. I love all of the pictures, especially the one with the Happy Birthday Girl!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    We stopped going to the Biltmore House after the last trip. They had doubled the entrance fee. Since we had already seen it several times we just scratched it off the lists of places to see before we died.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Hi Betsy, How cheery! Yes, sunflowers are both lovely and uplifting flowers. Your pictures are just spectacular and so is the scenery! Have a great day!

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  14. I Am WoodyAugust 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    There were several fields of sunflowers around Tullahoma this summer. Unfortunately by the time my camera was home from the repair shop, all were no longer in their prime:( So glad you were able to see a field in bloom!

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  15. KarinAugust 18, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Not only do I love sunflowers, but every once in a while, I love eating the seeds - usually on a long car trip!! Have a great day!

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  16. DeniseinVAAugust 18, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    I would love to see a field of sunflowers. Your photos are awesome, especially the last one ;)

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  17. MadSnapperAugust 18, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    i am thinking 10's of thousands, acres and acres. i have never seen more than 10 in a row in real life. these are amazing, love the shot of your smiley face with their smiley faces as background

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  18. BirdmanAugust 18, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Not many but they'll be some soon in our garden. I like to see the remnants surviving winter snows.

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  19. Chatty CroneAugust 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    That was gorgeous. I can see why you like going there so much.

    I have seen this once before in 1998 - we were in Italy and there were miles and miles and miles of these sun flowers!

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  20. Arkansas PattiAugust 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Love the shot of sunny you surrounded by those sunny faces.
    However I can't help but think of the horrid price I pay for sunflower seeds in the winter for my birds.
    There is a gold mine there.

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  21. TexWisGirlAugust 18, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    that field has more light than a birthday cake with 69 candles on it! i LOVE it! thank you for sharing it with us!

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  22. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    So they're located near the Biltmore Estate? How beautiful! It would be overwhelming to a photographer to see that many at one time... so glad you stopped! WoW! =)

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  23. Carol MurdockAugust 18, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    That's a heap of sunflowers there!
    Betsy do by chance have a copy of the Dillard House Cookbook? I got one and the history in it is as good as the recipes but I thought of you when I was reading about ALL the Waterfalls around there! :)

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  24. nannyAugust 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Great Shots Betsy....I love the one with the mountains in the background!! Sunflowers are such Happy Flowers. thanks for sharing these!

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  25. Hidden Haven HomesteadAugust 18, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Those are beautiful!! I can imagine seeing so many would be breathtaking. Just something about seeing sunflowers takes me back to childhood visits to grandma's. Such a peaceful feeling walking among the tall flowers. Have a blessed day my friend.

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  26. ruthinianAugust 18, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    I will never get tired of looking and taking pictures of sunflowers. they are amazing and taller than me. hahaha

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  27. BarbaraAugust 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Wow I have never seen so many either, they are gorgeous, thanks Besty for sharing those delightful photos, I planted some once, they were leggy and not pretty at all, cut them all back, and it killed them, lol the end of my sunflowers.

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  28. Fred AltonAugust 18, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    All very beautiful, Betsy! I love sunflowers in bloom and have never seen that many blooming in one place. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Cheryl @ TFDAugust 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I love the cheerful looking sunflowers! The photo with the mountains in the background is really neat. Have a good day!

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  30. Ruth HiebertAugust 18, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Beautiful. I now have another reason why you need to come to Manitoba,Sunflowers. :) Farmers here grow acres and acres of them.It is a beautiful sight,and one I never get tired of.Have a wonderful day my friend.

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  31. Ginny HartzlerAugust 18, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I love all of them with the mountains in the background!! And you are the most joyful sun flower in the group! Do you notice the bees on them? I have been seeing this different kind of bee only on sunflowers. They are short and stubbed off, not bumbles and not honeybees. And they grab a big ball of pollen or something and roll it around and it gets bigger! I have pictures of them doing this.

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  32. HappyKAugust 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    A field of smiles!!

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  33. Ms. AAugust 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I can't imagine seeing all the things you've seen and been able to capture in photos. I'm so grateful you share them.

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  34. Sally WesselyAugust 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    I always say you take great photos, but these are absolutely amazing. There is a real professional quality to these photos. The sight of all those sunflowers must have been something. You captured the essence of it all for us.

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  35. Becca's DirtAugust 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Love the beautiful sea of sunflowers. Now that's a LOT of sunflowers.

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  36. Janice KAugust 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    How beautiful...Such a "happy" flower. Last fall, if my memory serves me correctly, we saw lots of field of sunflowers in the state of Nebraska. They also seemed to grow along the roadsides.

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  37. Linda at To Behold The BeautyAugust 18, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Sunflowers are just such cheerful flowers. I loved that first image of the sunflowers with the mountains in the background.

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  38. JanieAugust 18, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    I just love sunflowers. They're so happy. I love the mountains in the background, and I love seeing pretty, happy Betsy in the foreground!

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  39. Bruce ClarkAugust 18, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Wonderful sunflowers photos. Here locally in Connecticut ours were in bloom about three weeks ago. Very nice.

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  40. BethAugust 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Gorgeous! Your sunny smile fits right in! I really needed all this brightness today! Thank you.

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  41. Carol MattinglyAugust 18, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Betsy, you were at Biltmore a few days after me but the same week. And your image you posted looks so much like mine I posted today it's almost uncanny. Carol

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  42. Jill from Killeny GlenAugust 18, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Your happy face is as BRIGHT as the sunflowers! Lovely!

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  43. LeontienAugust 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Wow that are a LOT of sunflowers! they look beautiful and so do you!

    And i am sorry my post made you cry and i am sorry that you lost your friend. But thank you for your sweet comment. They help to stay positive.

    Leontien

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  44. ConnieAugust 18, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    They are so bright and cheery! I love sunflowers. It must have been amazing to see so many at once. Great pictures, Betsy! :)

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  45. Busy Bee SuzAugust 18, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I adore sunflowers too Betsy....they just make me smile!!!! Love the bee shot. *wink wink*
    xoxox

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  46. SquirrelQueenAugust 18, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Oh wow, fields of sunflowers and mountains in the background! Could it possibly get any better?

    I love those shots Betsy. I have never seen that many sunflowers in one place before. That's a lot of sunflower seeds!

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  47. GlendaAugust 18, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Your sunny attitude and smile fit right in that beautiful field of sunflowers!

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  48. carolina nanaAugust 18, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    I love sunflowers, you can't look at them and not smile they are so cheerful.
    I didn't know they grew them on the Biltmore Estate. I wonder if they harvest the seeds ??
    Blessings
    marilyn

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  49. KirigalpoththaAugust 19, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    So many sunflowers!! Lovely..

    I like that close up photo very much..

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  50. AnnAugust 19, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    what a fabulous place, I love all the sunflowers. I can certainly understand why you were such a happy girl :)

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  51. LyndaAugust 20, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    No wonder you smile looks like sunshine because of all the sunflowers you got to see - - - and share with us! They are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I, too, love how you got the pic of the flowers and mountains together.

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  52. Twilight ManAugust 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Sunflowers are like happy flowers! You certainly looked happy like one too! May God bless Betsy to have many more happy and healthy years so that I could enjoy her photos! Happy Birthday once more!

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  53. LorenAugust 22, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    WOW.....Your pics almost don't even look real....sooo many of them! They are just gorgeous!!! I can't even imagine seeing all of them in their glory :) God did bless you on your Birthday...Love it when HE does that!!

    ♥

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  54. Cicero SingsAugust 23, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Sunflowers are really rather magnificent - especially when seen like this.

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